Page 2: Historical Events In 1887

Feb 03   On this day in history to avoid disputed natl elections, Congress creates Electoral Count Act   

Feb 04   On this day in history interstate Commerce Act authorizes federal regulation of railroads   

Feb 05   On this day in history giuseppe Verdi's opera "Otello" premieres at La Scala in Italy   

Feb 05   On this day in history snow falls on San Francisco   

Feb 08   Aurora Ski Club of Red Wing, Minn became the 1st US ski club in the year 1887.   

Feb 08   In the year 1887 dawes Act passed (Indians living apart from tribe granted citizenship)   

Feb 09   Henry Zimmerman, baseball player (1912-batted .372 with 14 HRs) on this day in history.   

Feb 10   In the year 1887 ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73   

Feb 10   On this day in history [Fran J] Vital Celen, Flemish literary/author [or Feb 9]   

Feb 11   On this day in history john van Melle, South African writer (Dawid Booysen)   

Feb 13   On this day in history alvin York, famed US soldier with 25 kills in WW I   

Feb 14   Cubs sell Mike King Kelly to Boston for record $10,000 in the year 1887.   

Feb 15   In the year 1887 alexander Borodin, composer, dies   

Feb 15   H M Bateman, Sutton Forest NSW, cartoonist in the year 1887.   

Feb 16   1st newspaper convention (Rochester NY) on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Leevi Antti Madetoja, composer in the year 1887.   

Feb 18   Nikos Kasandsakis, writer in the year 1887.   

Feb 19   Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 in the year 1887.   

Feb 20   1st minor league baseball association organizes (Pittsburgh) on this day in history.   

Feb 20   David McKinley Williams, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 20   Germany, Austria-Hungary &France end Triple Alliance on this day in history.   

Feb 21   In the year 1887 1st US bacteriology laboratory opens (Brooklyn)   

Feb 21   First US bacteriology laboratory opens (Brooklyn) in the year 1887.   

Feb 21   On this day in history oregon becomes first US state to make Labor Day a holiday   

Feb 21   Savielly [Xavier] G Tartakower, Austrian/Polish/French chess player in the year 1887.   

Feb 22   On this day in history mary Ellen Chase, educator/author (Windswept, 1959 Sarah Hale Award)   

Feb 22   In the year 1887 union Labor Party organized in Cincinnati   

Feb 23   In the year 1887 congress grants Seal Rocks to San Francisco   

Feb 23   Congress grants Seal Rocks to SF on this day in history.   

Feb 23   French/Italian Riviera struck by Earthquake; 2,000 die in the year 1887.   

Feb 23   On this day in history oskar Frederik Lindberg, composer   

Feb 24   On this day in history mary Ellen Chase, US linguistic/author (White Gate)   

Feb 25   Leonard Carey, England, actor (Laughter) in the year 1887.   

Feb 26   Benegal Narsing Rau, India, pres of UN Security Council (1950) in the year 1887.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1887 birth of wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence   

Jan 03   In the year 1887 birth of helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan)   

Jan 03   August Macke, German painter (d. 1914) was born in the year 1887.   

Jan 10   Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea) was born in the year 1887.   

Jan 11   Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 13   In the year 1887 birth of george Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949)   

Jan 16   In the year 1887 birth of john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)   

Jan 17   Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975) was born in the year 1887.   

Jan 01   Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66 in the year 1887.   

Jan 07   Abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74 in the year 1887.   

Jan 14   On this day in history friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83   

Jan 17   On this day in history death of william Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)   

Feb 10   Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Feb 15   Alexander Borodin, composer, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 19   Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 in the year 1887.   

Feb 27   On this day in history alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53